A sheriff's disobedience of the command of any process is a contempt of the court from which it issued, and may be punished accordingly; and such sheriff is further liable to the action of the party aggrieved.
Code 1858, § 361 (deriv. Acts 1777 (Nov.), ch. 8, § 5); Shan., § 451; Code 1932, § 698; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-816.
Cross-References. Contempt of court, title 29, ch. 9.
Service of process by employee of party prohibited, §§8-8-216,8-8-217.
Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 23.13.
Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Attachment and Garnishment, § 2.
Law Reviews.
Torts — Hurd v. Woolfork: The Public Duty Doctrine in Tennessee, 28 U. Mem. L. Rev. 1279 (1998).
Attorney General Opinions. Sheriff's disregard of chancery court order. OAG 10-120, 2010 Tenn. AG LEXIS 126 (12/30/10).